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Is it normal for the first teeth to appear as early as the 2nd–5th month of life?

Applies to age: 2–6 months

In short

Most infants start teething at around 6 months, but some do so before they are 4 months old. A baby is also sometimes born with first teeth.

Sources: NHSChecked: Approved: October 13, 2026Report an error

What is normal

All claims: international norm

  • Most infants start teething at around 6 months of age, but others start before they are 4 months old, and some only after 12 months.
    Source: NHS – show the original wording (EN)

    Summarized and translated by the editors, not an official translation. Verbatim quote from the source, in its original wording:

    Most babies start teething at around 6 months, but others start teething before they are 4 months old and some after 12 months.

    NHS · open the source · accessed: 2026-10-12 · license [1]

  • Sometimes a baby is born with first teeth already.
    Source: NHS – show the original wording (EN)

    Summarized and translated by the editors, not an official translation. Verbatim quote from the source, in its original wording:

    Some babies are even born with their first teeth.

    NHS · open the source · accessed: 2026-10-12 · license [1]

  • The emergence of baby teeth can be painless or involve only mild symptoms that last a few days.
    Source: NHS – show the original wording (EN)

    Summarized and translated by the editors, not an official translation. Verbatim quote from the source, in its original wording:

    Baby teeth sometimes emerge with no pain or discomfort, or only mild symptoms that last a few days.

    NHS · open the source · accessed: 2026-10-12 · license [1]

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International norm

“International norm” next to a section heading means its claims come from a non-Polish source, because no Polish source in our registry covers this topic. When this applies to only some of the claims, the foreign ones carry the same label next to their source.

Sources

  1. NHS (nhs.uk, Anglia)
    License: Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS (nhs.uk, Anglia). Content summarized and translated by the editors; changed relative to the original. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The summary is ours and is not attributed to the NHS.

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